tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post2764279080446677183..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Brandons - Angela ThirkellDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-13282206447005095782014-06-05T21:40:01.861+01:002014-06-05T21:40:01.861+01:00Absolutely, in many ways the perfect place to star...Absolutely, in many ways the perfect place to start with her books. It's also the one that you see out of the corner of your eye in second hand shops and get all excited thinking it might be one you don't have and can afford and then it's The Brandons after all... Thank heaven Virago are reprinting. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-50777890519702688552014-06-05T21:29:59.490+01:002014-06-05T21:29:59.490+01:00It's very funny, even more so second time roun...It's very funny, even more so second time round. The thing that's surprised me most about Thirkell as Virago reissue them is how well they stand up second time around - when I first read these books I liked them enough to keep on picking them up but never thought of them as repeat readers. I was wrong. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-23417254550348912462014-06-02T01:51:10.021+01:002014-06-02T01:51:10.021+01:00My first, as well, and I couldn't agree more o...My first, as well, and I couldn't agree more on the humor and sunniness of it. It's easy to see why this was one of her most popular in the series (and thus is still a relatively easy find).<br />Rod Mouldshttp://www.ramoulds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-71829597582001164802014-06-01T12:08:49.119+01:002014-06-01T12:08:49.119+01:00This was also my introduction to Angela Thirkell, ...This was also my introduction to Angela Thirkell, and it's become the benchmark for me as well, and probably the book of hers that I re-read most often.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com